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# Email Server
The administrator can configure the email server information using this admin option to get email alerts for new Forms and Business Story alerts.
* Click the ***Email Server*** option from the Configurations list.
* The Email Server Settings page opens.
* Provide the required information to configure the Email Server Settings.
* **Email Host**: SMTP host address
* **Email Port**: Port number of SMTP
* **Encryption Type**: Select an encryption type from the drop-down menu.
* **Email From**: Enter authenticated credentials of the sender.
* **Email Password**: Provide the password
* **Email Username**: Name that gets displayed to the receivers
* Configure the following alert options for email by putting checkmarks:
* Disable email sending: By selecting this option, email alert gets disabled
* Send test email by selecting this message a test mail is sent.
* Send email to perform the tasks such as publish/share/copy to documents: By enabling this option email alert gets shared for publishing, share and copy to actions of the documents.
* Select a Domain from the given options (All/Selected Domains)
* Click the ***Update settings*** icon to save the email server information.
* A notification message appears to assure that the saved email server details are updated.
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